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abc40kids · ‎Jul-29-2019

Anyone using an Optima battery in their 5th wheel?

Jeff,Julie,Amber,Brandon,and Casey and Winston ( our 5 year old Golden ) and Bruno the Pug. We now have an English Cream, white Golden Retriever as well.
2015 Keystone Montana Mountaineer 356TBF
2005 Chevy duramax dually

jffnkrn · ‎Jul-31-2019

i am at about four and a half years with my group 31 agm. They set me back about $250 each, twelve volt, and i haven't done anything with them since i installed them. They work great. as far as the sot comparison to regular $100 batteries, i am past the first whole year of breaking even. i will never not buy agm's again. maybe someday i can afford the lithium.

Michelle_S · ‎Jul-30-2019

My Magnum Inverter/Charger has settings for different AGMs, set mine according to manual chart.

2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country Crew Cab DRW, D/A, 2016 Redwood 39MB, Dual AC, Fireplace, Sleep #Bed, Auto Sat Dish, Stack Washer/Dryer, Auto Level Sys, Disk Brakes, Onan Gen, 17.5" "H" tires, MORryde Pin & IS, Comfort Ride, Dual Awnings, Full Body Paint

abc40kids · ‎Jul-30-2019

I just ordered an Odyssey Extreme PC-680 AGM battery.

Jeff,Julie,Amber,Brandon,and Casey and Winston ( our 5 year old Golden ) and Bruno the Pug. We now have an English Cream, white Golden Retriever as well.
2015 Keystone Montana Mountaineer 356TBF
2005 Chevy duramax dually

pianotuna · ‎Jul-30-2019

Nice purchase Michelle. Do you have a way to monitor charging amperate, so you will know when the AGM's are full? How will you be charging them?

Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.

Michelle_S · ‎Jul-30-2019

Just replaced my four 12V Flooded Batteries with four T105 6V AGMs. Now don't have to crawl into the front storage to check water levels.

2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country Crew Cab DRW, D/A, 2016 Redwood 39MB, Dual AC, Fireplace, Sleep #Bed, Auto Sat Dish, Stack Washer/Dryer, Auto Level Sys, Disk Brakes, Onan Gen, 17.5" "H" tires, MORryde Pin & IS, Comfort Ride, Dual Awnings, Full Body Paint

Veebyes · ‎Jul-29-2019

AGM, especially the brands like Lifeline, are not cheap. The payoff is in the longevity & duty cycles of the AGM plus the no maintenance of it. It can go anywhere that you can find space to put it. No need to worry about venting.

Boat: 32' 1996 Albin 32+2, single Cummins 315hp
40+ night per year overnighter

2007 Alpenlite 34RLR
2006 Chevy 3500 LT, CC,LB 6.6L Diesel

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naturist · ‎Jul-29-2019

May I suggest an AGM designed for solar applications like this one Clicky?

It is a true deep cycle group 31 battery.

Lwiddis · ‎Jul-29-2019

It’s all about the numbers.

Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad

pianotuna · ‎Jul-29-2019

Capacity on Optima is about 60% of a more traditional design. Cost is more per amp-hour of storage for them. If they were free--sure. But I want every amp-hour I can crowd into the available space without exceeding the carrying capacity of the batter compartment.

Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.

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